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Simone Biles, Kamala Harris among ‘USA Today”s Women of the Year
Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images USA Today announced its 2022 Women of the Year on Monday, and the list includes Vice President Kamala Harris and Olympic Gold medalist, Simone Biles. In recognizing the 64 honorees who “are strong and resilient women [Read More…]
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Senate Judiciary chair says Justice Clarence Thomas should recuse himself from Jan. 6 cases
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Chairman Dick Durbin, is calling on Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from Jan. 6-related cases following reports that Thomas’ wife, Ginni [Read More…]
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US Capitol resumes limited tours 2 years after pandemic began
Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Capitol finally reopened its doors Monday after being closed for nearly two years due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. It will be a limited reopening that will involve [Read More…]
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Jan. 6 panel expected to request interview with Ginni Thomas following revelations of texts
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is expected to ask the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, for her cooperation following [Read More…]
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Ukrainian forces retake Trostyanets, town in northeast
Glowimages/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon has been providing daily updates on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Ukraine’s efforts to resist. Here are highlights of what a senior U.S. defense official told reporters Friday [Read More…]
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Lawmakers aim to strengthen transparency in murky federal contracting process
J.Castro/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A bipartisan coalition of senators introduced legislation on Monday meant to improve transparency in the highly competitive and notoriously murky federal contracting process, taking aim at companies that accept lucrative work [Read More…]
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Will Smith, Chris Rock confrontation at Oscars puts spotlight on alopecia, an autoimmune condition that affects millions
ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The confrontation between Will Smith and Chris Rock that rocked the 2022 Oscars Sunday night is also putting a spotlight on alopecia, the autoimmune condition that affects [Read More…]
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Biden makes ‘no apologies’ for saying Putin ‘cannot remain in power’
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden appeared to want to both ways when he fielded a barrage of questions Monday asking him to clarify his remarks that Russian President Vladimir Putin “cannot remain [Read More…]
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Jared Kushner expected to appear before Jan. 6 committee this week
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Jared Kushner, former President Trump’s son-in-law who served as a senior West Wing aide during the Trump administration, is expected to appear voluntarily before the House select committee investigating the [Read More…]
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Judge finds Trump ‘more likely than not’ committed felony obstruction in effort to overturn election
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge has found that former President Donald Trump “more likely than not” committed felony obstruction in the effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The judge said Trump’s [Read More…]
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Muslim American speaks out on suing DHS, border officials over ‘intrusive’ religious questioning
Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images (BLOOMINGTON, Minn.) — Americans returning from trips overseas are often greeted by border officers with a “welcome home.” But Abdirahman Aden Kariye, a Muslim American imam living in Bloomington, Minnesota, says [Read More…]
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Mom of missing Arizona 12-year-old: ‘I’m scared to death’
(SAFFORD, Ariz.) — As the search for a missing 12-year-old Arizona girl entered its second week, the child’s mother spoke out, saying, “I’m scared to death.” Betty Taylor was reported missing by her family eight [Read More…]
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Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum’s ‘The Lost City’ defeats ‘The Batman’ at box office with $31 million debut
Paramount Pictures The Sandra Bullock/Channing Tatum romantic treasure hunt romp The Lost City hit paydirt at the box office over the weekend, unseating last week’s champ The Batman with a $31 million debut. Matt Reeves‘ acclaimed Caped Crusader film swung in at second [Read More…]
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Florida governor signs controversial ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill into law
Joseph Sohm; Visions of America/Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed the Parental Rights in Education bill, dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill by critics. The bill bans classroom instruction on [Read More…]
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Texas governor declares state of disaster as wildfire burns over 1,000 acres
Nitat Termmee/Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — As wildfires continue to blaze through central Texas, one particular fire named Das Goat Fire has prompted Gov. Greg Abbott to declare a state of disaster, saying these wildfires [Read More…]
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Four killed when sports car crashes into homeless camp in Oregon capital
kali9/Getty Images (SALEM, Ore.) — A 24-year-old man was under arrest after police alleged he killed four people when his car left a roadway and slammed into a homeless encampment in Salem, Oregon. Enrique Rodriguez [Read More…]
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Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia’s “Novaya Gazeta” newspaper suspends publication
SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian forces are continuing their attempted push through Ukraine from multiple directions, while Ukrainians, led by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, are putting up “stiff resistance,” according to U.S. [Read More…]
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What’s the cost of damage to Ukraine’s infrastructure amid Russia’s invasion?
Alex Chan Tsz Yuk/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (LONDON) — The cost of direct damage to Ukraine’s infrastructure amid Russia’s ongoing invasion has reached almost an estimated $63 billion, according to an analysis by the [Read More…]
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On the Belarusian border, a NATO military exercise is now a powerful ‘show of force’
Shannon Crawford/ABC News (NEW YORK) — The silence of the Polish countryside is shattered by the piercing rattle of heavy artillery fire. A smokescreen obscures the horizon, and suddenly, the soldiers swarm. Moving in on [Read More…]
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Will Smith slapped Chris Rock in honor of his wife, and people have mixed emotions about it
ANGELA WEISS,ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images (NOTE LANGUAGE) By now, we all have either heard of or witnessed Sunday night’s very intense Oscar moment of Will Smith walking on stage and slapping Chris Rock in the face, after the comedian [Read More…]